concentration

[kon-suhn-trey-shuhn] / ˌkɒn sənˈtreɪ ʃən /

NOUN

consolidation of effort

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absorption combination consolidation

STRONG

application assembly centering centralization clustering compression concern congregation convergence converging debate deliberation fixing focusing heed intensification narrowing need single-mindedness study unity

WEAK

amassing bringing to bear close attention coalescing compacting flocking huddling massing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

division parting separation severance

WEAK

dispersal scattering

NOUN

aggregation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accumulation

STRONG

army array audience band cluster collection company concourse convergence flock group herd horde mass miscellany mob party

Antonyms

WEAK

dispersal scattering separation

Example Sentences

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Holocaust Memorial Day is held on the same day every year, marking the liberation date of the largest Nazi concentration camp complex, Auschwitz-Birkenau, on 27 January 1945.

From BBC

An emaciated and apparently blind man stands in the snow at the Nazi concentration camp of Flossenbuerg: the image seems real at first but is part of a wave of AI-generated content about the Holocaust.

From Barron's

“I use this one for concentration. We can start there.”

From Literature

“But Fern has resulted in a lot more snowfall in the Northeast, which has a larger concentration of higher-income households,” he added.

From MarketWatch

What are some characteristics that distinguish the concentration camp system in the U.S. to those in other historical contexts?

From Salon

concentration

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